The True Gospel of Christ vs. The False Gospel of Carnal Christianity Part 10

Free from the Power of Sin

This is what we are saying: The Gospel of the grace of God sets the poor, captive sinner free! He is free from the power, as well as the penalty of sin, because he is now in Christ and His kingdom. You see, the true Gospel is “the power of God unto salvation” (Rom 1:16). The word “power” comes from the Greek word “Dunamis” from which we get our word dynamite. Yes, this dynamite of the true Gospel sets us free from sin to walk in newness of life in Christ. When we stand before God as poor, helpless, lost sinners, hearing our doom read from the courts of heaven-”The soul that sinneth, it shall die” (Eze 18:20)-and we bow to this judgment, knowing and acknowledging that we are hell-deserving sinners, then when we hear the preaching of the Gospel-the good news of deliverance through the blood of Christ-and it comes home to our soul by the Holy Spirit, we desire and cry after this free gift of God in Christ. By faith we see in Christ and His Gospel a full salvation of deliverance from sin and all its power, and we are made to trust and praise Him for such deliverance, which is for time and eternity.

My friend, what good is a gospel, if it is not good news of deliverance in Christ? or if it does not set us free from that which holds, binds and reigns over us, damning our souls to hell? The true Gospel sets men free from the tyranny of sin and breaks its power. It does not say, “Come on down the aisle, give me your hand and try me for a day, a week or a month, and see how you’re going to make out, then if you cannot hold out, you can always go back and be a `carnal Christian’”- No! that’s not the offer of the true Gospel! The command of the Gospel is this: Come to God as a repenting, believing sinner, lay down your arms of rebellion against Him; then when you come (by the power of the Holy Spirit working in you), with a hatred for sin and a desire after the Lord Jesus Christ-desiring to know Him in His fullness, to know His power and deliverance, and to bow to His Kingship-my friend, this is grace; and in this grace, God gives you a salvation that will not let you go back to Satan’s kingdom. God’s salvation will not let you go back under the reign of sin any more; for you see, this Gospel and this grace holds, keeps, and delivers you for time and for eternity, giving you grace and power by the indwelling Holy Spirit to be a conquering one, an overcoming one in the Lord Jesus Christ.